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Is Soup tomato basil passion flower ultra-processed?

500g Vegetable soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Soup tomato basil passion flower

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegetable soups

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Tomatoes 32% (Tomatoes, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Carrots, Onion, Red Peppers, Coconut Milk (Coconut, Water), Tomato Purée, Basil In Oil (Basil, Sunflower Oil), Garlic, Vegetable Stock (Chicory Extract, Carrot Extract, Onion, Tomato, Salt, Yeast Extracts, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavouring), Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Cornflour, Himalayan Salt, Passion Flower, White Pepper, 12

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, Tomatoes (32%) (Tomatoes, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Carrots, Onion, Roasted Red Peppers, Coconut Milk (Coconut, Water), Tomato Purée, Basil In Oil (Basil, Sunflower Oil), Garlic, Vegetable Stock (Chicory Extract, Carrot Extract, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Salt, Yeast Extracts, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavouring), Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Cornflour, Himalayan Salt, Passion Flower, White Pepper. 12

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 226 vegetable soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 139th. 52% of the vegetable soups here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 226 vegetable soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060660910014, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.